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The Comité ZIP du Sud-de-l’Estuaire invites the public to participate in the various cleanup events taking place on the shores of the St. Lawrence during the 2009 season of the ‘My Clean Beach’ campaign. For more information, go to the website www.mapropreplage.net or simply call the Comité ZIP du Sud-de-l’Estuaire. Register now and you'll receive—for free—all the materials you need (gloves, bags and kits) to make your cleanup event a real success.
If you are a volunteer and would like to join us:
We are meeting on May 31, at 9:00 AM, in the des Vétérans parking lot, on rue des Braves. For more information, contact Françoise Bruaux from the Comité ZIP du Sud-de-l’Estuaire at 418-722-8833.
Rendez-vous le 22 mai 2009 à la plage de Saint-André de Kamouraska, pour plus d’informations contacter le Comité ZIP au 418-722-8833;
Rendez-vous le 24 mai à 9h00 au Domaine de Lanaudière à Saint-Vallier. Pour plus d’informations, contactez Patricia Désilets de Conservation de la Nature au 418-804- 0536;
Rendez-vous le 30 mai 2009 rue des Braves, au Parc des Vétérans du sentier du littoral à Rimouski. Pour plus d’informations contactez le comité ZIP au 418-722-8833 ou la corporation d’aménagement des espaces verts au 418-723-0480;
Les scouts de Pointe-au-Père organisent un nettoyage sur la plage de la Réserve Nationale de Faune de Pointe-au-Père le 30 mai 2009. Pour plus d’informations, contacter le comité ZIP au 418-722-8833;
Dans le cadre de la Journée Mondiale des Océans, rendez-vous au Parc national du Bic les 5 et 6 juin 2009. Pour plus d’informations, contacter Marlène Dionne au 418-736-5035.
Since the campaign launch in Rimouski, on April 19, 2007, 15 cleanup events have been organized on our beaches by shoreline communities. Thank you all for your involvement!
DATES |
SITES |
ORGANIZERS |
NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS |
NUMBER OF BAGS |
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May 12, 2007 |
Beach of Saint-Germain- |
Comité de développement de Saint-Germain |
15 |
12 |
May 19, 2007 |
Beach of Saint-Denis- |
Claudie Gagné |
15 |
10 |
May 19, 2007 |
Coastline paths and Rimouski River |
ZIP Sud-de-l'Estuaire, Conseil de bassin de la rivière Rimouski, and Corporation d'aménagement des espaces verts |
103 |
45 |
May 24, 2007 |
Morency cobble beach and Trois-Pistoles docks |
École de langue française |
250 |
9 |
May 31, June 1 and 5, 2007 |
Carleton–Saint-Omer |
Comité ZIP Baie-des-Chaleurs |
200 |
50 |
June 2, 2007 |
Bic Beach (Bic River and Pointe-aux-Anglais) |
Comité de développement Bic-Saint-Fabien and Maison des Jeunes du Bic |
11 |
10 |
June 2, 2007 |
Saint-Vallier Point |
Nature Conservancy |
22 |
50 |
June 9, 2007 |
Saint-Fabien- |
Comité de développement Bic-Saint-Fabien and Maison des Jeunes de Saint-Fabien |
11 |
8 |
June 9, 2007 |
Bic Park (Baie des Ha!Ha!) |
Parc du Bic |
5 |
12 |
June 14, 2007 |
Bord de Mer, Rimouski |
L'Aquarelle primary school |
9 |
1 |
September 14, 2007 |
River mouth and beach of the Mitis River |
Jardins des Métis |
10 |
16 |
September 16, 2007 |
Beach of Sept-Îles |
ZIP Côte-Nord du Golfe |
25 |
10 |
September 19, 2007 |
Beach on Saint-Germain St. East, |
Langevin school and ZIP Sud-de-l’estuaire |
25 |
15 |
September 22, 2007 |
Beaches of Havre Saint-Pierre |
ZIP Côte-Nord du Golfe |
25 |
10 |
September 22, 2007 |
Bic Park |
Bic National Park |
5 |
10 |
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TOTAL |
731 |
268 |
MY OWN BEACH—SPRING 2007 SUMMARY |
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|
|
Number of cleanup activities |
15 |
Number of volunteers |
731 |
Number of sites cleaned up |
19 |
Number of bags filled |
268 |
Total volunteering time |
2,250 |
TOP 10 TYPES OF DEBRIS FOUND ON OUR BEACHES |
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POSITION |
WASTE |
1 |
Plastic (bottles, containers, shell cases) |
2 |
Styrofoam |
3 |
Metal (car parts, cans) |
4 |
Broken glass and bottles |
5 |
Plastic grocery bags |
6 |
Smoking-related items |
7 |
Paper and cardboard |
8 |
Personal hygiene items |
9 |
Construction materials (concrete, brick, mineral wool, wooden boards, nails) |
10 |
Rubber (tires and other) |
UNUSUAL ITEMS |
Sitz bath, shoes, dead animals, bicycle, hockey puck |
Photo Album
A few mementos from the participants.
See you next year!